About Karapattu Village

Karapattu is one of the larger villages in Chengam tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,869, made up of 3,526 males and 3,343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1439.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karapattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karapattu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Chengam
Pincode	606705
Area (hectares)	1439.59 hectares
Population	6,869
Male Population	3,526
Female Population	3,343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 24 km distance

How Karapattu compares

By the 2011 count Karapattu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 1439.59 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Karapattu

Karapattu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karapattu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 24 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karapattu from other places

Karapattu lies about 60 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Kunnattur, about 4.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Karapattu
Nearest railway station	Kunnattur	4.8 km
Nearest town	Tirupattur	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chengam	28 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	60 km

Villages closest to Karapattu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chengam tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Karapattu

As per the Census of India 2011, Karapattu village had a population of 6,869. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Karapattu village has 3,526 males and 3,343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karapattu has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Karapattu is 606705. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karapattu covers 1439.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karapattu falls under Chengam tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karapattu is Kunnattur, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 24 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Karapattu.

Karapattu is about 60 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karapattu is in Chengam tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Kunnattur is about 4.8 km away. Tirupattur is about 15 km away. Chengam is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.